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Missing Valdez motorcyclist found dead along highway

ANCHORAGE — A Valdez man reported missing last week has been found dead along the Richardson Highway.Alaska State Troopers said the body of 39-year-old Christian… Continue reading

This July 25, 2016, photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Spc. Sixto Carrasquiollo, a native of New York City, assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, holding an AT-4 anti-armor weapon while listening to orders to occupy defensive positions during a war games simulation at Donnelly Training Area near Ft. Greely, Alaska. More than 5,000 soldiers and support personnel took part in the Arctic Anvil training exercise, the largest to be held in Alaska in about 15 years. (Justin Connaher/U.S. Air Force via AP)

US, Canadian soldiers train in Interior

ANCHORAGE — Soldiers from U.S. and Canada have spent much of the last few weeks engaging in war games in expansive interior Alaska, with Iowa… Continue reading

This July 25, 2016, photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows Spc. Sixto Carrasquiollo, a native of New York City, assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, holding an AT-4 anti-armor weapon while listening to orders to occupy defensive positions during a war games simulation at Donnelly Training Area near Ft. Greely, Alaska. More than 5,000 soldiers and support personnel took part in the Arctic Anvil training exercise, the largest to be held in Alaska in about 15 years. (Justin Connaher/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Warrant issued for teen suspect in fatal Anchorage shooting

ANCHORAGE — A teenager not in custody has been charged with manslaughter in a fatal Anchorage shooting.Anchorage police said a warrant has been issued for… Continue reading

Walker picks Arctic adviser to lead Washington, DC office

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker has appointed his Arctic policy adviser to lead the state’s Washington, D.C., office.Craig Fleener will continue advising Walker on Arctic… Continue reading

Juneauites crowd the GCI store near Juneau International Airport on Saturday, April 2, 2016 for the launch of GCI's gigabit Internet service. GCI and one of its lead competitors, ACS, are taking different investment strategies amid Alaska's multibillion-dollar budget deficit.

Optimism and pessimism collide among Alaska’s telecom leaders

Alaska has two major telecommunications companies, each with its own target market, corporate strategy and — as was on display this week — belief in… Continue reading

Juneauites crowd the GCI store near Juneau International Airport on Saturday, April 2, 2016 for the launch of GCI's gigabit Internet service. GCI and one of its lead competitors, ACS, are taking different investment strategies amid Alaska's multibillion-dollar budget deficit.

Man electrocuted when truck boom touches overhead wires

ANCHORAGE — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate the death of a man by electrocution Tuesday in Eagle River.Anchorage Police Department spokeswoman Anita… Continue reading

Alaska Airlines to build new $40 million hangar in Anchorage

ANCHORAGE — Alaska Airlines has announced plans to build a $40 million maintenance hangar at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to support a growing fleet… Continue reading

Woman indicted for groping passenger on flight to Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon woman has been indicted on a charge of abusive sexual contact for an alleged incident on an Alaska Airlines flight.The… Continue reading

Reinbold triggers investigation over Beyoncé image

The Aug. 16 primary contest for the state house seat in Eagle River’s District 14 between incumbent Rep. Lora Reinbold and challenger Crystal Kennedy has… Continue reading

FILE - In this Mar. 27, 2009 photo, smoke rises from the top a wood-fired boiler near a home in Fairbanks, Alaska. The popularity of heating with wood stoves and outdoor wood boilers that are belching small particles into the air, is forcing residents on some days to breathe some of the unhealthiest air in the nation. Three environmental groups announced Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, they will again sue the Federal Environmental Protection Agency over continuing air pollution issues in Fairbanks. (John Wagner/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP, File)

Groups set to sue over polluted Fairbanks air

ANCHORAGE — Three environmental groups announced Wednesday they intend to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for not enforcing federal air pollution law in Fairbanks.Six years… Continue reading

FILE - In this Mar. 27, 2009 photo, smoke rises from the top a wood-fired boiler near a home in Fairbanks, Alaska. The popularity of heating with wood stoves and outdoor wood boilers that are belching small particles into the air, is forcing residents on some days to breathe some of the unhealthiest air in the nation. Three environmental groups announced Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, they will again sue the Federal Environmental Protection Agency over continuing air pollution issues in Fairbanks. (John Wagner/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP, File)

Petersburg pursues dredging project for south harbor

PETERSBURG — The Southeast Alaska town of Petersburg is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a dredging project to address a growing… Continue reading

Jim Johnsen, University of Alaska system president, shakes the hand of Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, during a July 2015 meeting at Centennial Hall. Johnsen has received a report recommending that the UA system keep its campuses separate.

Should UA’s three campuses combine into one? This report says no.

A report commissioned by the University of Alaska system has come out with a firm recommendation against pursuing a single accreditation and a de facto… Continue reading

Jim Johnsen, University of Alaska system president, shakes the hand of Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, during a July 2015 meeting at Centennial Hall. Johnsen has received a report recommending that the UA system keep its campuses separate.

Alaska official gets jail time after gambling tax money away

JUNEAU — A Skagway Borough Assembly member will serve just over a year in jail and pay more than $600,000 in restitution for tax evasion.Juneau… Continue reading

GCI cuts capital project spending over Alaska’s failure to implement fiscal plan

General Communications Inc. is cutting as much as one-fourth of its panned capital project spending next year in light of the state of Alaska’s failure… Continue reading

Fairbanks home explosion injures 5; propane leak suspected

FAIRBANKS — A weekend explosion at a Fairbanks home left five people injured.Alaska State Troopers just after 3:30 p.m. Sunday received a call of the… Continue reading

In Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Blatchford and Metcalfe promote campaign reform

Alaska’s state primary elections are less than two weeks away, and except for the incumbents, most of the names on the ballot probably aren’t familiar… Continue reading

The oceanside sidewalk along Harbor Drive will be extended along the outside of O'Connell Bridge to connect with the lightering facility in a project funded with a $1.3 million grant from the Alaska Transportation Alternatives Program.

Sitka gets $1.3 million in state funds to extend sea walk

SITKA — The city of Sitka has announced that construction will start on the second phase of an oceanside sidewalk project thanks to more than… Continue reading

The oceanside sidewalk along Harbor Drive will be extended along the outside of O'Connell Bridge to connect with the lightering facility in a project funded with a $1.3 million grant from the Alaska Transportation Alternatives Program.

Fairbanks offers bonuses to attract new police officers

FAIRBANKS — Alaska’s second-largest city is offering a $5,000 bonus to police officers in other communities who make a lateral move to the Fairbanks Police… Continue reading

Alaska Marijuana Industry Association founding board members (from left) Kim Kole, Brandon Emmett, Bruce Schulte and Leif Abel discuss the goals for their new organization July 9, 2015, in Anchorage. Emmett is the lone remaining industry representative on the state Marijuana Control Board after Gov. Bill Walker removed Schulte on July 29.

Schulte uprooted from Marijuana Control Board

Gov. Bill Walker has removed Bruce Schulte from the Marijuana Control Board.Walker’s letter gives little explanation for Schulte’s removal. “While I have appreciated your willingness… Continue reading

Alaska Marijuana Industry Association founding board members (from left) Kim Kole, Brandon Emmett, Bruce Schulte and Leif Abel discuss the goals for their new organization July 9, 2015, in Anchorage. Emmett is the lone remaining industry representative on the state Marijuana Control Board after Gov. Bill Walker removed Schulte on July 29.

Garbage truck strikes Anchorage building

ANCHORAGE — A garbage truck drove into an Anchorage business Monday, and falling debris injured an employee and a customer inside.Anchorage police said in a… Continue reading